Scop- traveling storyteller Kenning- Two word poetic renaming of people, places, and things Caesuras- Rhythmic breaks in the middle of lines, where the reciter could pause for a break Assonance- The repetition of vowel sounds in unrhymed, stress syllables Alliteration- The repetition of initial consanant sounds in accented syllables Reparation- Act or process of making amends Taut- tight, not slack chaste- morally pure or modest Pyre- A combustible pile for burning a corpse as a funeral rite Synod- a council or assembley of Christian church officials Shroud- a cloth used to wrap a body for burial Infamous- Having an eceedingly bad reputation, notorious Sinew- a tendon Writhing- To twist and squirm, as in pain Prow- the forward part of a ships hull; bow Hilt- the hanle of a weapon or tool. Scabbard- A sheath, as for a dagger or sword
The Seaferer is a story about a depressed individual who goes out to sea to escape a life of being religiously unfullfilled with material things. This is cosidered a story of self- exile. The Wanderer revolves around a sad warrior who has lost his master. He sees no reason to live, for his master was not only his king, bit his friend as well. His king's death leads to his homelessness. This is obviously forced exile, kids.
Questions: 1. What does taut mean? 2. What does infamous mean? 3. What is a sinew? 4. What kind of exile is featured in The Wanderer? 5. What kind of exile is featured in The Seaferer? 6. What is the main character in The Wanderer upset about? 7. What is a scop? 8. Where does the main character in The Seaferer go to ecape from his problems? 9. What is a pyre? 10. What is the occupation of the main character in The Wanderer?
Kenning- Two word poetic renaming of people, places, and things
Caesuras- Rhythmic breaks in the middle of lines, where the reciter could pause for a break
Assonance- The repetition of vowel sounds in unrhymed, stress syllables
Alliteration- The repetition of initial consanant sounds in accented syllables
Reparation- Act or process of making amends
Taut- tight, not slack
chaste- morally pure or modest
Pyre- A combustible pile for burning a corpse as a funeral rite
Synod- a council or assembley of Christian church officials
Shroud- a cloth used to wrap a body for burial
Infamous- Having an eceedingly bad reputation, notorious
Sinew- a tendon
Writhing- To twist and squirm, as in pain
Prow- the forward part of a ships hull; bow
Hilt- the hanle of a weapon or tool.
Scabbard- A sheath, as for a dagger or sword
The Seaferer is a story about a depressed individual who goes out to sea to escape a life of being religiously unfullfilled with material things. This is cosidered a story of self- exile.
The Wanderer revolves around a sad warrior who has lost his master. He sees no reason to live, for his master was not only his king, bit his friend as well. His king's death leads to his homelessness. This is obviously forced exile, kids.
QUIZLET
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Questions:
1. What does taut mean?
2. What does infamous mean?
3. What is a sinew?
4. What kind of exile is featured in The Wanderer?
5. What kind of exile is featured in The Seaferer?
6. What is the main character in The Wanderer upset about?
7. What is a scop?
8. Where does the main character in The Seaferer go to ecape from his problems?
9. What is a pyre?
10. What is the occupation of the main character in The Wanderer?